Recollection Jui-Sheng Li

• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Allegro in B Minor, Op. 8:
• 1 Schumann: Allegro in B Minor, Op. 8 09:39
• Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915): 24 Préludes, Op. 11:
• 2 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 1 in C Major. Vivace 00:49
• 3 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 2 in A Minor. Allegretto 02:09
• 4 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 3 in G Major. Vivo 00:54
• 5 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 4 in E Minor. Lento 02:07
• 6 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 5 in D Major. Andante cantabile 01:43
• 7 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 6 in B Minor. Allegro 00:48
• 8 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 7 in A Major. Allegro assai 00:53
• 9 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor. Allegro agitato 01:21
• 10 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 9 in E Major. Andantino 01:43
• 11 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor. Andante 01:19
• 12 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 11 in B Major. Allegro assai 01:56
• 13 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor. Andante 02:01
• 14 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 13 in G-Flat Major. Lento 01:49
• 15 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor. Presto 00:58
• 16 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 15 in D-Flat Major. Lento 02:00
• 17 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor. Misterioso 01:35
• 18 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 17 in A-Flat Major. Allegretto 00:55
• 19 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 18 in F Minor. Allegro agitato 00:55
• 20 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 19 in E-Flat Major. Affettuoso 01:09
• 21 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 20 in C Minor. Appassionato 01:02
• 22 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 21 in B-Flat Major. Andante 01:36
• 23 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 22 in G Minor. Lento 01:21
• 24 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 23 in F Major. Vivo 00:33
• 25 Scriabin: 24 Préludes, Op. 11: No. 24 in D Minor. Presto 00:53
• Karol Rathaus (1895 - 1954): Der letzte Pierrot (Transcr. Rathaus for Piano):
• 26 Rathaus: Der letzte Pierrot (Transcr. Rathaus for Piano): Valse sentimentale 02:44
• 27 Rathaus: Der letzte Pierrot (Transcr. Rathaus for Piano): Tanz der Arbeiter 04:31
• Min-Hsiu Yen (b. 1980): Two Old Postcards from Formosa:
• 28 Yen: Two Old Postcards from Formosa: I. Crying Bird 04:41
• 29 Yen: Two Old Postcards from Formosa: II. Plowing Song 04:03
• Total Runtime 58:07

Info for Recollection

Der Pianist Jui-Sheng Li nimmt uns in seinem Debüt-Soloalbum mit auf eine intime Reise durch einige seiner ganz persönlichen musikalischen Souvenirs. Das abwechslungsreiche Programm vereint Werke aus verschiedenen Kulturkreisen und versucht, selten gespielte Stücke neben bekannten Klassikern zu präsentieren. Tauchen Sie ein in die persönliche Geschichte des Künstlers, in der er die Grenzen von Kultur, Sprache und nationaler Identität durch die transformative Kraft der Musik überwindet.

Recollection beginnt mit Robert Schumanns Allegro in h-Moll, op. 8, gefolgt von Alexander Skrjabins 24 Préludes, op. 11. Der zweite Teil enthält Karol Rathaus' Transkription von zwei Stücken aus seinem Ballett "Der letzte Pierrot". Ganz zum Schluss präsentiert Jui-Sheng Li Two Old Postcards from Formosa des taiwanesischen Komponisten Ming-Hsiu Yen.

Die New York Concert Review lobte Jui-Sheng Li als "Musiker von Integrität und Tiefe [...] Man freut sich darauf, mehr von diesem jungen Künstler zu hören." Jui-Shengs künstlerische Individualität ist geprägt von seinen Studien in Taiwan, Kanada und den Vereinigten Staaten sowie von seinen Auftritten bei Musikfestivals in aller Welt. In den letzten Jahren hat Jui-Sheng auf kreative Weise Konzerte programmiert, in denen er traditionelles Repertoire mit weniger gespielten, aber klassischen Kompositionen kombiniert. Jui-Sheng ist an so renommierten Orten wie der Carnegie Hall in New York und dem Salle des Colonnes-Château de Fontainebleau in Frankreich aufgetreten. Seine Forschungsprojekte The Masked Music und The Musical Portrayals of Pierrot brachten ihm Artist-in-Residence-Stellen an international renommierten Instituten wie dem Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Kanada) und La Cité internationale des arts (Frankreich) ein.

Das Album wurde 2021 im Konzerthaus Blaibach, Deutschland, aufgenommen.

Jui-Sheng Li, Klavier

Jui-Sheng Li
Jui-Sheng’s artistic individuality is shaped by his studies in Canada, the United States, and Taiwan as well as his appearances at music festivals worldwide. He believes that music provides him with a means of expression transcending language and culture, and allows him to communicate with audiences across the globe. In recent years, Jui-Sheng has been creatively programming concerts combining traditional repertoire with lesser-performed yet classical compositions. As part of this process, he conveys how composers’ social and cultural contexts shaped their musical output. This allows listeners to appreciate the contextual background to the music.

Equally passionate about the worlds of solo and collaborative projects, Jui-Sheng has performed at such notable venues as Carnegie Hall in the United States, Salle des Colonnes – Château de Fontainebleau in France, Konzerthaus Blaibach in Germany, as well as at festivals and institutions including: the Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Brevard Music Center, the Castleman Quartet Program, the Eastern Music Festival, the International Music Workshop and Festival, the International Summer Academy of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance, the Musical Chairs Chamber Music Festival, the New York University Summer Piano Intensive, and the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival. His performances have also been broadcast on the Rukus Avenue Radio in Los Angeles, California, USA, and the National Education Radio of Taiwan.

In addition, Jui-Sheng is grateful for receiving award recognitions from the Carles & Sophia International Piano Competition (2022), the King’s Peak International Music Competition (2020), the International Piano Island Competition (2018), the Vancouver International Music Competition (2017), the New York Rondo Young Artist Competition (2017), the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition (2015), the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition (2014), among others.

Jui-Sheng’s research projects, The Masked Music and The Musical Portrayals of Pierrot, have earned him artist-in-residence roles at internationally-renowned institutes such as the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Canada) and La Cité internationale des arts (France). The Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Hsinchu County Government, the National Culture and Arts Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Tsung Cho-Chang Education Foundation, and the Jewish Community Foundation of Montréal generously supported these projects.

Coming from a humble family, Jui-Sheng profoundly understands the challenges encountered by young artists on the journey to becoming professionals. Alongside concert appearances, he often collaborates with organizations to put on benefit concerts or raise funds for the next generation of musicians. As a teacher, he has taught at Northwestern Polytechnic, McGill University, and the University of Wyoming.

Jui-Sheng holds a Doctorate from the McGill University Schulich School of Music under the tutelage of Kyoko Hashimoto and Roe-Min Kok. He also holds degrees from the University of Wyoming and the National Taiwan Normal University, where he studied with Chi-Chen Wu, Yi-Chung Cheng and I-An Chen.

Currently based in Montréal, Québec, Canada, in his spare time, Jui-Sheng enjoys catching up with friends in the city, bicycling along the Lachine canal, taking walks or jogging in the beautiful Mont-Royal, savouring French desserts like le mille-feuille or le éclair as well as picking up more French.

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